Results 41 to 50 of about 6,500,234 (345)
How Do Cultural and Institutional Distance Affect China’s OFDI towards the OBOR Countries?
In order to examine the impact of cultural and institutional distance on China’s OFDI towards the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) area, the paper selects 28 countries along The Belt and Road.
Zhang Lin, Xu Zheqian
doaj +1 more source
Cultural distance, friendship cities and production rates of contracted arable land in China’s overseas arable land investment [PDF]
: Based on the data of China’s overseas arable land investment in 47 countries along the “Belt and Road”, the Tobit model is used to analyze the effects of cultural distance and friendship cities on the production rates of contracted arable land in China’
Linyan Ma, Zichun Pan, Feng Wei
doaj +1 more source
The advent and development of digital platforms has helped enhance the international visibility of brands, products and services, and has also introduced a proliferation of online reviews.
Marcello M. Mariani, Michela Matarazzo
semanticscholar +1 more source
Social commerce has produced enormous economic benefits as well as challenges for organizations, individuals, and industries. However, social media usage does not necessarily generate users’ intention to purchase on social commerce websites.
Shangui Hu, Zhen Zhu
doaj +1 more source
Cultural distance and international trade in services: A disaggregate view
In this paper, we estimate the effect of “cultural distance” on bilateral trade in services. Our measure of cultural distance is based on the scores developed by the social psychologist Geert Hofstede, which reflect country averages of individuals ...
Philipp Harms, D. Shuvalova
semanticscholar +1 more source
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Voice and Body: Emotional Proximity and Physical Distance in Marie de France’s ‘Laustic’ [PDF]
Through the lens of feminist theoretical questions and gender studies, this paper explores the relationship between voice and body and the emotional and physical distance that occurs between genders in Marie de France’s Laustic.
Zisa, Jessica
core +1 more source
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego +10 more
wiley +1 more source
Negotiating cultures in cyberspace [PDF]
In this paper we report findings of a multidisciplinary study of online participation by culturally diverse participants in a distance adult education course offered in Canada and examine in detail three of the study's findings.
Chase, Mackie +3 more
core +1 more source
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook +6 more
wiley +1 more source

